The aim of the initiative is to increase the proportion of female performers, although the 50/50 gender balance will not apply to soloists, orchestras or conductors.

Clearly, however, there needs to be a training programme for female conductors, or the existing ones will be grossly overworked, while many excellent male conductors will be thrown out of work so that barely-trained conductresses can mount the podium. Still, a cohort of attractive young ladies fresh from music college might boost the ratings among those who would not normally watch – purely attracted by their enthusiasm for female equality, of course, although perhaps in time the boring conductor’s uniform can be discarded for something more flattering to the female form.

More likely, however, real music lovers will switch off, and head towards the many alternative ‘proms’ concerts where music is valued over political correctness and virtue-signalling.